Q.1
In 1946 a British economist crossed the Atlantic to negotiate a $5 billion loan from the USA. Who was this?
  • John Maynard Keynes
  • Austin Robinson
  • Joan Robinson
  • Wynne Godley
Q.2
In 1948 the Soviet Government attempted to blockade Berlin and to force the three Western allies to leave their sectors of the city. How was this blockade defeated?
  • By threatening a Third World War
  • By forcing the way through surface corridors to Berlin
  • By organising an airlift and calling the bluff of the USSR not to shoot the aeroplanes down
  • By setting up a counter-blockade of East Berlin
Q.3
Attlee had to fly suddenly to represent Britain at an international conference in August 1945, as he had won the general election. Where was this conference held?
  • Yalta
  • Tehran
  • Casablanca
  • Potsdam
Q.4
In 1947 India and Pakistan received their independence from Britain. Further Raj territories became independent in Which one of the following was not involved in this further measure?
  • Burma
  • Ceylon
  • Nepal
  • Kashmir
Q.5
In 1948 Britain agreed to relinquish a UN mandate, and to hand the problem back to the UN. Which was the territory concerned?
  • Palestine
  • Transjordan
  • Iraq
  • Syria
Q.6
Britain joined the UN as a founding member. She also became a member of a smaller constituent body whose permanent members had the right to veto resolutions emanating from it. What was the name of this body?
  • The Security Council
  • The Council
  • The Assembly
  • The General Assembly
Q.7
Who succeeded Ernest Bevin as foreign secretary in March 1951?
  • Herbert Morrison
  • Hugh Dalton
  • Sir Stafford Cripps
  • Aneurin Bevan
Q.8
When the Korean War broke out the British government immediately supported the UN effort to remove the North Korean invaders from the south. The newly appointed British Chancellor of the Exchequer found extra cash for this cause by introducing new NHS charges for false teeth and glasses. What was his name?
  • Hugh Dalton
  • Hugh Gaitskell
  • Harold Wilson
  • John Freeman
Q.9
The Labour government of 1945-50 was an enthusiastic adherent of NATO when it was set up in Where was the new body's headquarters?
  • Brussels
  • Bonn
  • Paris
  • London
Q.10
In 1947 the British government told the US government that they could no longer shoulder the burden of keeping both Greece and Turkey secure from communist infiltration. What was President Truman's reply?
  • Britain would be allowed to relinquish its responsibilities in Turkey, but would have to continue to guarantee Greece
  • Britain could abandon Greece, but must continue its obligations to Turkey
  • The United States (under the so-called Truman Doctrine) would take over lock, stock and barrel Britain's duties throughout this area
  • The United States would - in alliance with Britain - ensure the security of "free peoples" against communist aggression throughout the world
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